Six Very Naughty Girls by Louise O Weston Page A

stand in her own room for a while to try to recover until the headmaster came out and angrily told her get off to her lessons.
     
    I asked Rosie if I could see the marks.   At first she was unwilling, but I reminded her that I was quite likely to be collecting marks on my own bottom soon if anyone found out about my involvement.   She agreed and lay down on her bed again and let me raise her nightie .   Her bottom was covered by ugly purplish-bluish marks with raised weals running through them.   These swollen ridges were about a quarter of an inch high, and where they crossed I could see awful bruises emerging.
     
    Rosie did not come to school next day and could still hardly sit down when she did return on the next day.   It was over a week before she could sit down properly, and even then she told me that it still hurt.
     
    I was really worried for the first few days that I would be found out and be caned like Rosie .   But as time passed I realised that I had escaped.   I was obviously relieved but at the same time felt guilty that Rosie had suffered so much while I, just as guilty, had escaped.